It is an immortal masterpiece of great Russian writer Nikolay Vasilevich Gogol (1809â1852).

Action is developed on the eve of Christmas in Malorussia (so in olden time in Russia named Ukraine), in village Dikanka. There live smith Vakula, mother of its Solokha - a witch who likes to fly on a broom, the rich Cossack Chub (the Forelock) with the daughter - beauty Oksana whom Vakula wishes to marry, and more many kind and bad people.

The director: Alexander Rowe
In roles: Alexander Khvylya, Lyudmila Myznikova, Yury Tavrov, Lyudmila Hityaeva, Sergey Martinson, Anatoly Kubatsky, Vera Altaiskaya, Dmitry Kapka, Nikolay Yakovchenko, Marina Sidorchuk, Alexander Radunsky, George Millyar, Michael Vasilev, Yury Grigoriev, Alexander Demyanenko, Lidia Koroleva, Irina Murzaeva, Natalia Skvortsova, Alexey Smirnov, Michael Troyanovsky, Zoya Vasilkova, Yury Chekulaev


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Producer: Maxim Gorky Film Studio
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: Russian
Keywords: Gogol; RussTV; Russia; Malorussia; Ukraine; soviet film; USSR

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Reviewer: picfixer - - April 8, 2011
Subject: WARNING!
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Reviewer: tirthyatri - - April 8, 2011
Subject: They don't get better than this
This is all you want from a fantasy movie - the story comes from one of the greatest Russian writers of all time, the color work and the special effects are delightful.If you really want to know what's going on, subtitles are available for the film - if you can't find them, contact me, I'll send them to you! I keep this one in my file of "Christmas Movies" - and it is a great Christmas movie!

Reviewer: beep* - - April 8, 2011
Subject: great little story
This movie is an in-your-face delight. Colorful and sometimes hilarious. You don't even need to understand the dialog.

Reviewer: doowopbob - - December 30, 2010
Subject: ..It's A Commie Plot..!
Whats it all about, Alfie..?....Put it on a DVD with Chipolino..Also on this site..Make your friends think your auteur..!

Reviewer: Granita To Go - - September 24, 2010
Subject: Marvelous movie from Nikolay Gogol
Thank you for including this on the Internet Archive. I enjoy the story so much. The films takes us back to an earlier Russian time with costumes, houses, the czar, the palace, the food . . . all the culture is wonderfully visible. In color, too.